Forum Based "rel=nofollow"

[rdm]

Hi,

I want to request a forum based "rel=nofollow".
With this i can assign a "rel=nofollow" to some of the forums.

For example;

I want to add "rel=nofollow" to forums "feedback" and "feature requests".

[libertylounge]

You could effectively do this with robots.txt

Disallow: /forums/forum-name/

[rdm]

Originally Posted by libertylounge

You could effectively do this with robots.txt

Disallow: /forums/forum-name/

just wanted to have a dynamic control over this

[Keith Cohen]

The ROBOTS.TXT method is the preferred method, since rel="nofollow" isn't the "real" way to block a search engine from a section of your site.

[libertylounge]

rel=nofollow doesn't mean they wont spider or index that part of the site, it means that you're telling them you don't trust the link, and dont translate your PR to that URL.

If you want them to avoid that section of your site, robots.txt or denying guests access are really the only two methods of doing it.

[rdm]

thanks replies